THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The online transfer in the forest department is being sabotaged to protect the preferred candidates. 84 beat forest officers were transferred online, but they were transferred again by the Munnar Division Forest Officer. Most of those who received general transfers have not yet started work in their new offices.

The transfer order was issued on August 1. No action has been taken yet despite Dr Pramod G. Krishnan, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Administration) & Chief Wildlife Warden, instructing the Chief Forest Conservators and DFOs to implement the transfer and submit a report by September 29.

It is alleged that the move is to protect the favourites in view of the local body elections. Some of those who were transferred again in Munnar have appro

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